Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Alex Thomson's infos fr-FR Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:12 +0100 New : Alex Thomson at the helm of Pindar http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9878/alex-thomson-at-the-helm-of-pindar.html Here is Alex Thomson's reaction to the news: “I have wanted to work alongside Juan for some time now, and this is a great opportunity to do that over the next three years. I believe that power equals speed, and so it makes sense to buy the most powerful boat in the fleet. I believe that ... 2009-09-18 17:16:11 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9878/alex-thomson-at-the-helm-of-pindar.html Newswire : Hugo Boss could be in Les Sables d'Olonne early morning Wednesday http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5506/hugo-boss-could-be-in-les-sables-d-olonne-early-morning-wednesday.html An update from Alex Thomson's team this afternoon says Hugo Boss is making about 9.5 knots towards Les Sables d'Olonne and believe he should arrive back there in the early morning of  Wednesday 12th November. " On inspection at daylight the crack is located between the aft keelbox ... 2008-11-11 15:40:13 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5506/hugo-boss-could-be-in-les-sables-d-olonne-early-morning-wednesday.html Newswire : Statement from Alex Thomson/Hugo Boss http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5467/statement-from-alex-thomsonhugo-boss.html Alex Thomson's Hugo Boss team have issued this statement: " After 32 hours of horrendous Biscay conditions in the Vendee Globe race, Alex Thomson is returning to Les Sables d’Olonne following the discovery of a structural problem onboard HUGO BOSS.  A crack has appeared on ... 2008-11-11 00:14:59 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5467/statement-from-alex-thomsonhugo-boss.html New : Hugo Boss returning after suffering structural damage http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5466/hugo-boss-returning-after-suffering-structural-damage.html British skipper Thomson informed the race office that his Open 60 was taking in water but the pumps were controlling the situation. At 2000hrs GMT he was positioned at 46°07’48N and 08°18’46W, about 290 miles from Port Olona and was making a reduced speed of about 7 knots. <br ... 2008-11-10 23:16:37 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5466/hugo-boss-returning-after-suffering-structural-damage.html Newswire : An up and down night for Hugo Boss http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5263/an-up-and-down-night-for-hugo-boss.html  Alex Thomson and the Hugo Boss team must have hoped their long nights were behind them but Alex and the shore team spent the entire last night, 9pm to 9am, trying to establish how bad a halyard chafe problem they had noticed actually was. With ... 2008-11-06 14:18:06 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5263/an-up-and-down-night-for-hugo-boss.html New : Tricked out Boss a treat for Thomson http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5105/tricked-out-boss-a-treat-for-thomson.html To the untrained eye there is no obvious sign of the substantial damage inflicted in a collision with a local fishing boat two weeks ago, in the very early hours of Friday 17th October at the entrance to the start port of the Vendée Globe, Les Sables ... 2008-10-31 19:04:02 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5105/tricked-out-boss-a-treat-for-thomson.html New : Back to Black...The long, good Friday. http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5081/back-to-black-etcthe-long-good-friday.html   This is going ... 2008-10-31 10:24:12 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5081/back-to-black-etcthe-long-good-friday.html